About

Game

Heavy Rockets is a modern cave shooter game. Fans of the classic game genre, will finally be able to enjoy this gravity defying treat with their modern iOS devices and later also with Mac OS X. The iOS version of Heavy Rockets will be released in January 2016.

Race

In the Race mode, your job is just simply to fly through the race track as quickly as you can. Challenge your friends or race against AI opponents and become a race pilot legend of your galaxy neighbourhood! You can try to beat your own lap record, or race against your friend’s time. See your friend’s lap re-created on the screen, and race against the ghost rocket. Real time multiplayer mode is also available via shared wifi.

Battle

After achieving everything there is in the race mode, it´s time to head up to the battle field. The rules are simple, the last man flying is the winner. You can team up with friends or battle head to head with just one friend. You can have 2-4 players battling in the caves in teams of 1-3 players. Select your favorite weapons and blow your opponents to bits and pieces. Multiplayer battle takes place over a shared wifi.

Controls

Controlling your rocket in a hazardous environment is never easy. If this is you first cave flyer shooter experience, getting to know the controls can be a little tricky at first. But not to worry, with a little practice your rocket will be soon directed by millimeter precision to the desired locations, and you will be able to fly through the tracks with full speed. There are two sets of controls. One designed specially for iPhone, and one for iPad. In the OS X version, controlling is done with your keyboard.

Heavy rockets gaming tip: Practice and master the flying techniques in the race-mode, and after you are confident that you are the best pilot in the galaxy challenge your friend to a battle.

iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch (and Mac)

Players can join a game together using their different devices- iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch using a shared wifi connection. Later also coming OS X version, that enables joining in with your Mac as well!

Heavy Rockets Team

Heavy rockets has been created by a development team of two. Jukka is in charge of graphics, sounds, music and all general design. Markus creates the game, and is in charge of programming and design. Previously we have published AirCassette cassette player application that received good comments in New York Times, Wired and Gizmodo after it was published. Visit www.aircassette.com to get more details of the great application.

Support Heavy Rockets!

If you enjoy flying around in caves, why not support the development. We have made it very easy for you. We do not want your money (just yet), all you have to do is look us up from Facebook or Twitter, and remember, sharing is caring